Pro 6 Memory and CPU

[PapaBear]

The ole Pro (Pro Business) was model RNDP6xxx-100NAS and the new Pro 6 is model RNDP6xxx-200NAS. Also on the Frontview screen the old Pro should say ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition or ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer on the line for Model. Note: In the upper right corner it will probably only say ReadyNAS Pro. Both models came with the Intel E2160 chip. There was no difference in memory, CPU or speed. It was the presence or lack of the business features such as Active Directory and a 5 year (Pro BE) vs 3 year (Pro Pioneer) warranty.

[sleepy06405]

A qx6700 boots too.

Intel Core2 Extreme CPU QX6700 2.66/8M/1066 SL9UL

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NAS:~# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor   : 0
vendor_id   : GenuineIntel
cpu family   : 6
model      : 15
model name   : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU           @ 2.66GHz
stepping   : 7
cpu MHz      : 2394.203
cache size   : 4096 KB


I am actually scared running this chip. It makes way too much heat for this heatsink. It runs about 30% hotter than the core2duo but its running the fan at max to accomplish that. However 30% hotter is only 54c and far below the max of 80 something. I'm not going to run it but if you're good with cooling systems, you could make this work.

[Westyfield2]

Just been reading through this, I too have the ‘new’ Pro 6 (RNDP6000-200) with the Pentium D E5300 as standard.

I’d want to keep the 65W TDP, but is there anything faster than the Core 2 Duo E6700 that it can take? I know it’ll be faster than stock as it’s a newer architecture and got more cache, but the headline clock speed is the same.

I was going to go looking through the listed compatible processors on ark.intel.com for the Q963 & Q965 chipsets… but then noticed that the standard Pentium D E5300 isn’t listed as compatible. Are we sure Q963/Q965 is the correct chipset?

[sleepy06405]

I noticed that the stock cpu isn't on that list, neither is the q6700 or qx but they all work in there. Eventually the chips will get cheaper on ebay and I'll waste some money on more experiments

[Westyfield2]

I noticed that the stock cpu isn't on that list, neither is the q6700 or qx but they all work in there. Eventually the chips will get cheaper on ebay and I'll waste some money on more experiments

Ones I'd fancy trying are E6700 and E7600 on 1066MHz FSB. Then on 1333MHz FSB (will it even do 1333MHz?!) it'd be E8600, Q9505S, and Q9550S. Those two Quads are rather expensive though!


(For any naysayers, all of the above are 65W TDP just like the stock CPU ).

[tiranor]

Even if the motherboard accepts a higher FSB, beware of the potential increase in heat of the motherboard's components (NorthBridge, SouthBridge, ...)

[Westyfield2]

At the risk of incurring wrath by cross posting, FYI anyone that's reading this I have just came across this rather long thread and have posted in it.

Don't know why it's in ReadyNAS Developers Network rather than Hardware and Hardware Compatibility like this much smaller thread.